Duct Cleaning in Mitchell, SD
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Eight months of heating pushes a lot of dust through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May in Davison County. That is eight months of air moving through the same ductwork, night after night, with winter lows near 11 degrees keeping the blower working hard. Every pass carries dust, pet hair, and whatever else is in the house, and some of it settles in the ducts instead of blowing back out the vents.
Seventy-two damaging wind events over the past ten years mean plenty of days when the furnace is the only thing keeping a house warm through a storm. A duct system clogged with buildup makes the furnace push harder to move the same air, right when the house needs it most.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 3 months
- June through August, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There's no fixed schedule that fits every home. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you've had renovation work that left drywall dust or insulation debris in the system, that's a reason to clean sooner rather than wait. Homes with pets tend to need it more often too. A contractor can look at your ducts and tell you what they're actually dealing with.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it if you can see dust building up, if a vent is blowing out debris, or if you're dealing with allergies that don't have another clear cause. It won't lower your heating bills or fix a furnace that's struggling. What it does is clear out what's collected in the ducts so the air moving through your house is cleaner.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum to your duct system and uses brushes or air tools to knock loose the dust and debris built up on the inside walls of the ducts, then pulls it all out through the vacuum. Registers and grilles get cleaned too, along with the return air ducts. On a full job, the coil and blower housing get looked at, since dust collects there as well.